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Tebogo, Chepngetich & Tola in final shortlist for 2024 World Athletics Awards

Tebogo, Chepngetich & Tola in final shortlist for 2024 World Athletics Awards

Three Africans are in the race for the 2024 World Athletics Awards scheduled to be held in Monaco, France on December 1, Afrosport reports. Olympic 200m champion, Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, is in contention for the Men's Track Athlete of the Year, and has been shortlisted in the category alongside Olympic 500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway. Meanwhile, Kenya's long distance runner and world marathon record...

Ruth Chepngetich shatters women’s world record to win third Chicago Marathon title

Ruth Chepngetich shatters women’s world record to win third Chicago Marathon title

Ruth Chepngetich ensured it was an all-Kenyan affair in both the men’s and women’s races at the Chicago marathon on Sunday as the long-distance runner joined compatriot John Korir in claiming victory at the event. The 30-year-old smashed the women’s world record by almost two minutes, as she cruised to victory at the Chicago marathon in two hours, nine minutes and 56 seconds (2:09:56). Chepngetich shattered...

African athletes set record in Valencia marathon

African athletes set record in Valencia marathon

It was a wonderful outing for African athletes at the Valencia marathon over the weekend as Ethiopia's Amane Beriso and Kenyan debutant Kelvin Kiptum came out victorious. The African pair ran record-breaking times in one of the most anticipated events in marathon history, following a debut appearance for the 5000m, 10,000m and half-marathon World Record (WR) holder, Ethiopia's Letesenbet Gidey. Gidey ran the fastest-ever time for...